{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176y-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176Y, § 4","heading":"Payment to pharmacy benefit consultants or brokers prohibited; conflicts of interest","body":"Section 4. (a) A pharmacy benefit manager shall not make payments to a pharmacy benefit consultant or broker whose services were obtained by a health benefit plan sponsor to work on the pharmacy benefit bidding or contracting process if the payment constitutes a conflict of interest, as determined by the commissioner. For purposes of this section, payments from a pharmacy benefit manager to a pharmacy benefit consultant or broker shall include, but not be limited to: (i) shared rebates from pharmaceutical manufacturers; (ii) per prescription fees; (iii) per member fees; (iv) referral fees; (v) bonuses; or (vi) any other financial arrangement the commissioner considers to be a conflict of interest.\n(b) The division shall adopt any written policies or procedures or promulgate regulations that the division determines are necessary to implement this section.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176Y"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176Y/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:20Z","sha256":"051107f6731875fd185ae285a48947c5acc616cd0bc3bcf940c548f71cde2013","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176y-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}